omg an open door you’ve got mail retelling reminiscent of the hating game???? sign me up!

from the get go this was a romp and although it was all very predictable, i was having too much fun with the tropes (which were delivered flawlessly, ate it up, 10/10) and i now need her next book asap rocky. this was a fast paced, breezy, romantic and fun story!!

I absolutely loved this book! It was everything. Thank you for the ARC. I loved the fake number trope. I was on the edge of my seat and couldn’t put this book down. It all fell together so seamlessly.

Super cute and fun modern play on "You've Got Mail" - a rivals to lovers (quickly) plot that is predictable but a great read. It is everything you want form a romance book with rivalry and love all wrapped up in one.

I really enjoyed this book!
It's a cute, modern spin on "You've Got Mail", perfectly blended with every I love about "The Hating Game".
Full of banter and tropes, "Last Night Was Fun" is a sweet romcom that makes for an ideal summer read.

This was a great contemporary romance! Emmy was a good main character (I love a solo POV novel!), and I really liked Gabe as the love interest. I enjoyed that Emmy's family played such a big part of the story, Overall, I would definitely recommend to those who like solo POV novels and You've Got Mail!

I received an e-ARC from the publisher.

Last night was fun…because I read this book!

Emmy and Gabe have been adversaries at work for several years. They are both statistic analysts for a baseball team. Gabe is an ex jock nerd hottie who is one of the guys and she is the only girl at work. She is constantly working harder to prove herself and now that they are competing for the same promotion she is determined to beat him, she can’t afford a distraction…until she gets a random text from a wrong number saying “last night was fun 😊” turns out the guy was given a fake number and that fake number happened to be Emmy’s. They strike up a texting relationship and when Emmy asks mystery man to her sisters wedding and they meet, her mystery dream guy turns out to be her work rival! Now they have to navigate their feelings on a romantic weekend in Mexico where there is only one bed 😉


This was such a fun read filled with laughs and an epic grand gesture at the end! It’s third person one POV which isn’t usually my jam but I loved this book! Definitely recommend for fans of the wrong number, enemies to lovers, only one bed and I desperately need a date to my sisters wedding tropes. Thank you Avon and NetGalley for the advanced copy!

Emmy trabaja como analista de datos para un equipo profesional de béisbol. Toda su vida gira en torno a su trabajo, ya que desea dejar su huella y ser ascendida. Debido a que es mujer en un mundo dominado por hombres, siempre siente la necesidad de demostrar su valía, lo que le deja poco tiempo para citas. Además, debe lidiar constantemente con su rival, Gabe, quien es conocido por ser despiadado y no dudar en pisotear a quien sea con tal de avanzar en su carrera.

Una noche, Emmy recibe un mensaje de un número desconocido. Al parecer, a la otra persona le dieron el número equivocado durante una cita. De ahí surge una conversación, que poco a poco se transforma en un intercambio de ideas, anécdotas diarias y nace una amistad. Después de algunas semanas, deciden conocerse en persona. Emmy está emocionada por la oportunidad, pero su felicidad se convierte rápidamente en incredulidad y luego en enojo, al descubrir que su misterioso amigo resulta ser Gabe, el mismo al que no tolera y con quien está compitiendo por un ascenso en el trabajo.




Me gustó el libro. El único pero que le pongo es que, al principio, se enfoca mucho en las dificultades que enfrenta Emmy en su trabajo y cómo, siendo mujer, se ve relegada. Luego, se hace amiga de sus compañeros y mágicamente es aceptada como una más de ellos. Esta parte pudo haber tenido un mejor desarrollo.



Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley, Avon and Harper Voyager and Holly Michelle for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I couldn't put this book down! I loved The Hating Game, so this was right up my alley. Workplace rivals to friends to lovers, yes please! Throw in the twist and the fantastic banter between Axe Murderer and Bird Girl and you've got a 5 star book!

The premise of the book is that Emmy gets a text from a random number "Last night was fun. 🙂" and starts up a text message relationship with Axe Murderer. She tells him things she's never told anybody, and vice versa. She invites him to be her plus one to her sister's fancy destination wedding and he agrees, but first, they have to meet in person. Lo and behold, it's none other than Gabe, her work nemesis who is vying for the same promotion she is.

They decide to go to Mexico together, there's a one bed situation and Emmy tries to fight the growing attraction. At first, she has a hard time wrapping her head around the fact that Gabe and Axe Murderer are the same person.

This is one of the best romance books I've read in a long time! Please, please let there be a sequel featuring Pedro and Beth!

“Last Night Was Fun”

Baseball, brains & banter! What more could I ask for in a romance novel? This author was new to me, but I am absolutely adding her to my “auto buy” list. Featuring two enjoyable main characters & a group of side characters that enhance the story, this one kept me laughing. And by laughing, I mean deep belly laughs, often to the point where my husband would ask what was so funny. This book reminded me of the glory days of Hollywood romcoms - it was that good. I plan on purchasing in all formats upon its release in June!

5 ⭐️

Thank you to #NetGalley & #AvonPublishing for the advanced e-copy of this one!

Thank you so much for the ARC copy. I love this book! Can’t wait to buy the physical book when it releases.

This is a more modern, R rated version of You’ve Got Mail. Very cute and an easy read. I see this as a vacation beach book.

Ummm hello absolutely wonderful romance that came out of nowhere! Holly Michelle, let's be best friends. Was this book statistically plausible, most likely no, but I also love that she called it out for that. But was everything about this book perfection? Yes. A million times YES. The banter, the enemies to lovers, the texts, even the weird bird band jokes. I started this book at 9pm and stayed awake until 3am finishing it. This book comes out in June and I recommend everyone run to NetGalley and try to get an advanced copy!

So glad I was given a chance to read this ARC from Holly Michelle and NetGalley, I will read anything she writes moving forward!

I’m a sports romance girly, so of course I got hooked on this book from the get-go (even though I partially forgot what it was about when I started). A rivals-to-lovers romcom with some serious “You’ve got Mail” vibes, I absolutely devoured each page with all its witty banter and sizzling slow burn. Gabe and Emmy are seriously a perfect pair, and I so enjoyed how their relationship came to be! Plus the spiceeee?? Not too much, not too little, was the perfect amount and fit the atmosphere of the book superbly. The third act conflict didddd anger me a bitttt, but the ending made up for it.

📚ARC REVIEW 📚

Last Night Was Fun⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


When Emmy gets an unknown number text message, she engages in a conversation with the stranger. They instantly hit it off and start texting all the time. She looks forwards to these text all day, since she is under stress at work. She’s up for a big promotion in a male dominated field and her annoying co worker, Gabe, is also in the running for it. Deciding to take it to the next level, she invites “unknown number” to her sister‘s wedding in Cancun. But when they meet before the wedding, she is shocked at who shows up.

This book was easy to binge. It’s so good and I loved the text messages back and forth and the names they had for each other. Their banter was great and I enjoyed the real/deep conversations they had. Both characters had past trauma but were able to grow and help each other. This book did have some spice but can be easily skipped over without missing the details of the story. Overall, I really enjoyed it!

This book will publish on June 10, 2025. Thanks to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for my advanced readers copy. This is my honest and voluntary opinion.

This is fun and lighthearted read about how one coincidental text could bring true love who were fated to be together. Axe Murderer and Bird Girl.were meant to be! Although it was blatantly obvious that it was Gabe and Emmy given the texts that described situations that they both found themselves, Emmy took a leap.of faith when inviting him to Poker's wedding in Mexico. This was a choice that she never regretted even when asked to choose between him and the job in baseball. As Alice correctly stated, you can have both. The ending was perfect.

Gosh I loved this one! It was a cute baseball romance, but the characters also had a lot of depth to them. Working in a male dominated industry, it was relatable to see all of the challenges Emmy faced. I loved that she had a supportive manager, and ultimately, supportive coworkers (even when she wasn't really sure about them). I also liked that Gabe had his own stuff going on, and that their pasts brought them closer together. And my favorite was all the bird puns, I couldn't stop cracking up.

My first read from this author, but I am looking forward to more.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.

Thank you, Avon Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. This is an absolute classic rom-com done really, really well. It is fluffy and cute and the banter is everything you want from this genre. A really quick read that’s super fun.

Last Night Was Fun is a quintessential rom-com. I laughed and I swooned as I read.

Do you like sports romances? Do you love the one-bed trope? Then this one is for you!

I could seriously see this book turned into a movie. In the best way possible, it felt like I was watching a flick from the 2000’s in my mind as I read along.

4/5

A sports romance combined with a meet cute from “You’ve Got Mail” is a great combination! I really enjoyed the premise of this book and could not put it down.

To top it all off, in addition to the romance story is a great take on women working in a male dominant industry. I appreciated that there was more depth to the story. I highly recommend this one!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for an advanced copy of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon | Harper Voyager for the opportunity to read You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego in exchange for my honest review.
This book? So. Much. Fun. If you love classic romance tropes like rivals-to-lovers, fake dates to weddings, and the iconic one-bed situation, you’re in for a treat. It’s got all that and more, with a side of baseball stats and spicy text banter to keep things interesting.

Emmy Jameson is a total boss as the only female data analyst for a professional baseball team, but her job comes with a lot of pressure (and some seriously annoying coworkers). Enter Gabe Olson, her hot, smug rival, for a promotion. He’s infuriatingly good at his job, but when an accidental text from a mystery man makes her swoon, Emmy has no idea it’s actually him. Cue the drama when they end up as wedding dates in Mexico.

The banter between Emmy and Gabe is perfection. Their text convo nicknames—Axe Murderer and Bird Girl—had me cackling. And when they’re in person? Sparks fly. You just know their coworkers are side-eyeing them like, “These two are definitely hooking up, right?”

What I loved most was that they actually talked to each other. Like real conversations that build trust and connection (rare in rom-com land!). The romance feels genuine and sweet, even with all the chaos. And Gabe? At first, he feels like your standard, overconfident guy in a male-dominated field, totally oblivious to how his actions might impact Emmy. But as the story unfolds, he surprises you by stepping up, genuinely caring about her, and putting in the effort to make things right.

Sure, the book’s a little predictable—***SPOILER***

Yes, there’s a third-act breakup—Shocker!

But who cares when the journey is this fun? Also, Emmy’s arc of finding her confidence in her career and realizing she’s already respected by those around her? Loved that for her.

Oh, and the setting? A destination wedding with awkward family moments, tequila-fueled antics, and just the right amount of romantic tension. Perfection.

If you love baseball, witty banter, and a swoony rivals-to-lovers romance, Last Night Was Fun is the perfect comfort read. Just grab it, curl up, and enjoy the ride.